The Nameless of the Common Clans

The battle was not fierce, nor did it last too long. How could a mob of servants from aristocratic families resist the elite troops in the Lanchi camp who had undergone rigorous training?

The sound of fighting gradually weakened. Li Tai looked at Zang Hong with the last glimmer of hope and said, "Ziyuan, my Li family controls most of the silk weaving in Guanzhong. The Shu brocade in Bashu is sold through me. If my Li family dies, Chen Mo... No, the lord will probably be seriously injured! I can't die, the Li family can't die. The lord wants to develop business, and I'm useful!"

"Useless." Zang Hong looked at Li Tai, shook his head in disappointment and said, "Don't you understand? Among these people, others can be excusable, but you... You were supported by the lord, and the Li family can have what it is today. Sheng, it's not that you, Li Niangeng, have great ability, but you can rise up only by relying on the decree of the lord. If the Li family is gone, the lord's family, the Yang family, and the Zhang family can all replace you. As for the Shujin in Shuzhong, it's not that I, Guanzhong, ask him to transport the Shujin, but that Shuzhong asks us to sell their Shujin to the Western Regions and the Central Plains. If the Li family is gone, the Xie family and the Wang family will come and seek help from others. "

Li Tai's face was gray, and he looked at Zang Hong in disbelief. The great Li family, a prominent family in Guanzhong, was actually a family that could be replaced at any time in Chen Mo's eyes? This result was hard to accept, but after thinking about it carefully, Zang Hong made it very clear that the Li family could have what it has today, not because of how powerful he, Li Tai, was, but because Chen Mo needed a leader to show the world that business could also make the family prosperous. If Li Tai obediently became the richest man in Guanzhong, no one would touch him, but this also gave him the illusion that Guanzhong couldn't do without him, making him want to get more.

In fact, the title of the richest man in Guanzhong was only because Chen Mo needed it, so he got it. Now that he has rebelled, he will no longer be the richest man.

The rise of the Li family was indeed due to Chen Mo's reform of policies and encouragement of business. Not only the Li family, but many small families that have risen in recent years are also due to Chen Mo's policies. Now, these families that have climbed up with Chen Mo want to unite with those old nobles to overthrow Chen Mo. How can Chen Mo tolerate such a thing?

Chen Mo cultivated a new class, firstly in the hope of promoting the prosperity of Guanzhong's economy, and secondly, he also needed these people to stand on his side and fight against the old nobles for him. Now Li Tai not only did not stand on Chen Mo's side, but even wanted to unite the old nobles to get in. This touched Chen Mo's bottom line. What the Huangfu family and the Zhu family dared not do, the leading figures cultivated by Chen Mo did it. If the Li family is not destroyed, who will be destroyed?

"Wait a minute, the lord has ordered that you watch the extermination of the three clans of the Li family, and then it will be your turn!" Zang Hong stood up, shook his head and sighed.

"Zi... Brother Ziyuan!" Li Tai's face was pale, and he looked at Zang Hong pleadingly. He naturally didn't want the Li family to perish, and he didn't want to watch the Li family perish.

"I can't help you with this matter. I said, don't be too greedy!" Zang Hong left a sentence, turned around and walked straight to the government office. The rebellion had been quelled, but there were still many things to do next. His position as Jingzhao Yin was not an idle position.

The Li family was destroyed. On the next morning, all the men, women, old and young of the three clans of the Li family were taken to the bank of the Jing River outside the city. One by one, their heads were chopped off in front of Li Tai, even including his grandson who was less than ten years old.

It sounds a bit bloody, but if Li Tai and his team succeed, the fate of Chen Mo's family will probably be worse than this. This time, Chen Mo wants to use Li Tai to deter those who have the same idea as Li Tai. The Li family's industry, as Zang Hong said, was quickly taken over by others and did not cause the imagined economic turmoil. The Shujin from Shuzhong was also taken over by the Zhu family. Their family was originally the overlord of the silk weaving industry in Guanzhong. Zhu Jun refused Chen Mo's invitation, so Chen Mo supported the Li family to suppress the Zhu family. Now Zhu Jun has died of illness in Suiyang. The new head of the family, Zhu Hao, took the initiative to join Chen Mo's team and helped Chen Mo with all his family's strength, even breaking with many families in Guanzhong. Chen Mo is naturally willing to give the Zhu family another chance.

Li Tai had gone mad when the execution was halfway through. He watched the huge family he had built with his own hands disappear overnight. The three clans were killed one by one in front of him. Many people did not even curse Chen Mo before they were killed, but madly cursed him as the head of the family. Li Tai obviously could not bear this huge blow.

But no matter what, Chen Mo's order was to let Li Tai watch his three clans being destroyed and then beheaded, so even if Li Tai was crazy, he was forced to watch the execution before he was beheaded in a mad state.

Li Tai's death was a deterrent to scholars, and also to those who benefited from Chen Mo's new policies. I can make your family prosperous, but I can also make everything you have disappear overnight, even the three clans were wiped out. As a vassal and one of the three major overlords in the Central Plains, Chen Mo obviously has more than just wisdom, strategy and kindness. Although he treats people kindly on weekdays, when someone touches his bottom line, Chen Mo's ferocious side is something no one can bear.

It wasn't just Li Tai's family that was destroyed on that day. All the families that participated in the rebellion were exterminated. And unlike the killings of Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and others back then, this time Chen Mo would enumerate their crimes to the people before exterminating the entire family. Skynet has received a lot of evidence of crimes over the years, but Chen Mo seldom used them to avoid causing panic among his subordinates. But not using them and not knowing are two different things. Back then, Dong Zhuo's killings made people panic, but this time, every time a family was exterminated in Chang'an, thousands of people applauded. It can be said that these so-called famous families not only had their families exterminated, but they didn't even have a good reputation left.

And such an action did indeed frighten most of the people who were ready to make a move. After all, the consequences of failure were so horrible that people could not bear it. Not only did the lives of the entire family die, but the reputation of several generations of business was also lost. The scene of thousands of people applauding and cheering really made many people feel cold in their hearts, and also reminded people that when Chen Mo's reputation was tarnished, the reputation of almost all the officials in the court was affected, and they were abused, and the family's reputation once fell to the bottom.

At that time, Chen Mo did not take it seriously, but this time, if these destroyed families were lucky enough to be recorded in history, it would not be a good thing for them.

"Sir!" Wu Yi came to the government office, looked at Zang Hong who was tasting wine, bowed and said: "Each family has been executed."

"After this incident, it should be peaceful for a while." Zang Hong nodded, sighed and said: "It's a pity, these families could have provided a lot of talents."

"Yi thinks that this matter is not wrong." Wu Yi shook his head.

"Of course it's true, but in the end it's still Guanzhong's vitality that is hurt." Zang Hong shook his head and said, "Bodao left you behind when he went on this expedition. It shouldn't be just for this matter, right?"

To be honest, Li Tai and others are not a big threat to Chen Mo, and Wuyi has always been Chen Mo's trusted general and a figure that Chen Mo has always focused on cultivating. Wuyi did not disappoint Chen Mo. In these years of fighting north and south, Wuyi was able to fight against Xiliang generals like Li Jue without losing, which shows his ability.

Don't think Li Jue is a loser, but if you say that he led troops to fight, after all, he came out of Xiliang and was above Hua Xiong. You know, Hua Xiong was also Dong Zhuo's confidant, but it was Li Jue and others who could stand alone. It's not that Dong Zhuo didn't trust Hua Xiong, but Li Jue and Guo Si were indeed better than Hua Xiong in commanding troops. It was not easy for Wuyi to fight Li Jue to a draw when he was not superior in terms of military strength.

However, during the battle with Yuan Shao, Chen Mo left Wu Yi to deal with such trivial matters, which was obviously abnormal. There was only one reason: Chen Mo might have more important things to give to Wu Yi.

Wu Yi hesitated for a moment, bowed and said, "The time is not right, please forgive me, I can't say it."

Even though Zang Hong was Chen Mo's teacher, Wu Yi did respect Zang Hong, but Wu Yi's loyalty was always to Chen Mo. Some things could not be said, and Zang Hong could not say them either.

"No need to do that, Bo Dao naturally has his calculations, you just do it." Zang Hong said with a smile.

"Yes!" Wu Yi nodded, bowed again and said, "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."

"Go." Zang Hong waved his hand.

Wu Yi turned and left, but Chang'an still had a lot of things to deal with. Zang Hong needed to appease the scholars and the people who were frightened last night. This matter was also Li Tai's own fault, and Chen Mo was not to blame. Although the means were cruel and not like Chen Mo's usual style, I believe these people can understand it. After all, this matter is not only related to the victory or defeat of the front line, but also to Chen Mo's life and property. If this can be tolerated, then Chen Mo is not the Chen Mo that Zang Hong knows.

There are also the industries and business affairs left by those families. Chen Mo will not touch them. They are handed over to the various families to divide up, but the land left by these families must be taken over by the government, and will not be considered private property in the future.

There are other miscellaneous things, as well as the food and grass expenses needed for the front line. Now it is almost deep winter, and the river has begun to freeze. The war has been going on for so long. If Chen Mo continues to fight like this, the food he has saved in the past few years may not last too long. This group of people are making trouble, and the food stored in the family has solved the urgent problem and can be used for a longer period of time.

I just hope this battle ends soon.

I will try to keep three updates during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, which will be the minimum standard I promised.